Author/Authors
faroqhi, suraiya istanbul bilgi university, Turkey
Title Of Article
Empires before and after the Post-colonial Turn: The Ottomans
شماره ركورد
44606
Abstract
Being historians we know all too well that to any members of our profession worth their salt, their field of study is “very special.” Ottomanists are no exception, even though in the present day and age, the notion that the Ottoman Empire is somehow unique and incomparable will make many – but by no means all – scholars smile. Nationalist historiography had assumed that this uniqueness and incomparability was axiomatic. But presently, with at least some representatives of our discipline beginning to question the basic assumptions of nationalism, approaches have changed and Ottoman history has become a legitimate subject for comparison, if that term is used in a very broad sense: Japan, the Ancient Near Eastern empires, Rome, Moghul India and most recently even imperial China all have emerged on the horizons at least of certain Ottomanists.
From Page
57
JournalTitle
The Journal Of Ottoman Studies
To Page
76
JournalTitle
The Journal Of Ottoman Studies
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